Research

The report by Giovanni Forzieri, Alessandro Cescatti, Filipe Batista e Silva and Luc Feyen highlights the impact of climate change on health and safety of Europeans. It is clear from this Lancet RELX research, that a huge impact is estimated and in this study calculated. A scala of public risks are quoted throughout the document. The article in The Independent is very clear in the […]

Source: Malta Times. Malta could end up a desert by the turn of the century, if no immediate action is taken about climate change, with the effects kicking in by 2030. An advisory company has started looking at Malta as a case study for best practices – that could be applied to the rest of the Mediterranean countries – to […]

By Erik Koopman. Municipalities face significant challenges and uncertainties in carrying out their new tasks in the social domain. Many municipalities have chosen for a central role for social district teams. Even though the district teams vary greatly in their tasks and structure, in general the teams exist to discover the genuine need for help and support for citizens and […]

Source: Zurich The storms that battered the north of England and parts of Scotland at the end of 2015 and early 2016 caused significant damage and disruption to families and businesses across tight knit rural communities and larger towns and cities. This came just two years after Storm Xaver inflicted significant damage to the east coast of England. Flooding is […]

INFORM has released its second annual global results report. It is based on the understanding and measuring of the risk in humanitarian crises and disasters as well as the conditions that lead affecting sustainable development. Since last year there have been made some changes in the INFORM methodology.The way that conflict risk is measured has been imroved and the model […]

The Global Risks Report 2016 has been published on the14th of January 2016. In its 11th edition the World Economic Forum: “The report draws attention to ways that global risks could evolve and interact in the next decade. The year 2016 marks a forceful departure from past findings, as the risks about which the Report has been warning over the […]

Lloyd’s City Risk Index 2015-2025 analyses, for the first time, the potential impact on the economic output (GDP@Risk) of 301 of the world’s major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats: 301 cities, 18 threat, US$4.56trn at risk. Based on original research by the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, the Index shows how governments, businesses and […]

Aon Risk Solutions, announced that its Interactive Political Risk Map. The online interactive map complements the print map, and was launched in partnership with Roubini Global Economics to expand the suite of tools offered to clients. It draws on 15 years of emerging market data collection to measure political risks in 163 countries and territories to help companies assess the risk levels of exchange transfer, legal […]

Swiss Re update report highlights new and emerging risks the re/insurance industry expects to face over the next few years: SONAR report looks at 21 emerging risk themes, their potential impact and cascading effects across the industry. The four emerging risks with the highest potential impact are de-globalisation, super natural catastrophes, the “great monetary experiment” and the challenge of the […]

“Our 2015 Global Risk Management survey, compiled from responses from over 1,400 risk management professionals in 60 countries, shows companies grappling with new risks but differing on how they rank and how best to address them. Threats to companies’ reputations and cyber risk rank high among business leaders’ top risk concerns, while economic and regulatory risks along with increased competition […]